tackyspoons

365 days of spoons in 2017

Search

  • Home
  • About the spoons
Home Spoons Netherlands Day 120 – The Princess Julianna Spoon
Day 120 – The Princess Julianna Spoon

April 30, 2017

Day 120 – The Princess Julianna Spoon

On this day in 1909, Princess Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina of the Netherlands was born. She was reigning Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until she abdicated the throne on her birthday in 1980. 

In 1937, Juliana married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld. This spoon commemorates their 50th wedding anniversary in 1987. 


At the start of WWII, (then) Princess Juliana, Bernard, and their children fled to the United Kingdom. Juliana and the children continued on to Ottawa, Canada, while Bernhard and her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, remained in the U.K., setting up a Dutch government in exile. 

Juliana remained in Ottawa, with Bernhard visiting from time to time. In 1943, when her third child, Princess Margriet, was born, the Governor of Canada passed a special law that declared Juliana’s rooms at the Ottawa Civic Hospital as “extraterritorial” so that Princess Margriet would have strictly Dutch citizenship and could remain in the line of succession for the throne. 

Margriet’s older sister, Beatrix, eventually became Queen, followed by Beatrix’s son, Prince Willem. 

April 30, 2017 Filed Under: Netherlands, Spoons Tagged With: Netherlands, royalty

Recent Posts

  • The Elizabeth I Seal Top Spoon
  • The Wright Brothers National Memorial Spoon
  • The Cape Hatteras National Seashore Spoon
  • The National Freshwater Fishing Hall of Fame Spoon
  • Day 284 – The Tiki Tiki Tiki Tiki Spoon

Tags

Alaska Alberta animals British Columbia Buffalo California Canada churches Colorado England events Florence florida Georgia Great Britain Hawaii Ireland Italy Las Vegas London Massachusetts Nevada New York North Carolina Oregon people places Portland presidents Queen Elizabeth II royalty Salem Scotland Seattle tacky Tennessee Texas theme parks theme park week tourist trap United States vintage Washington Wisconsin zoo

About Me

Digital content strategist, habitual crafter, and the owner of a huge collection of spoons. --->

Copyright © 2021 · Streamline Pro Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in